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<h1>Formatting a Time Series Slider widget</h1>
<p>For an image of a Time Series Slider widget and steps to add one to 
 a document, see 
<a HREF="Time_Series_Slider.htm">Defining a Time Series 
 Slider widget</a>.</p>
<p>This widget automatically inherits some of the formatting contained 
 in its Grid/Graph. For example, the font colors and types applied to the 
 Grid/Graph are displayed in the widget by default. You can change these 
 default formats. If you do not want to apply any default formatting, clear 
 the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Inherit graph formatting</B></span> check 
 box in the Properties dialog box. </p>
<p>The table below suggests formatting ideas and provides steps to format 
 the Time Series Slider widget.</p>
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<p class="whs6">What to Format in the Widget </td>
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<p class="whs6">How to Format It </td></tr>

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<p>Display a graph legend</td>
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<li class=p><p>In <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Flash Mode</B></span>, 
 right-click the widget heading and then<span style="font-weight: bold;"> 
 <B></B></span>click <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Properties</B></span>. The Properties 
 dialog box opens. </p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Then, select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Display 
 legend outside of graph</B></span> check box for a more streamlined-looking 
 graph. </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs11">Click 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK</B></span> to save the changes.</p></li>
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<p>Maintain height of Y-axis </td>
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<li class=p><p>In <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Flash Mode</B></span>, 
 right-click the widget and select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Properties</B></span>. 
 The Properties dialog box opens. </p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Select or clear the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Enable 
 fixed y-axis</B></span> check box.</p></li>
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<li class=p><p>If this check box is selected, the Y-axis of the 
 primary graph remains at a fixed height regardless of the data or any 
 changes to the data. </p></li>
		
<li class=p><p>If this check box is cleared, the Y-axis automatically 
 resizes based on the data that is displayed. </p></li>
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<li style="list-style: decimal;  font-size: 9pt; " type=1 class=p><p class="whs11">Click <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK</B></span> 
 to save the changes.</p></li>
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<p>View only a subset of the dataset on the graph</td>
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<li class=p><p>In <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Flash Mode</B></span>, 
 right-click the widget and select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Properties</B></span>. 
 The Properties dialog box opens. </p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Select or clear the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Enable 
 Data Sampling</B></span> check box. </p></li>
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<li class=p><p>If this check box is selected, an equally-dispersed 
 set of X-axis values are displayed on the graph to give you an overall 
 impression about the graph's values. </p></li>
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<p class="whs14"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Note</B></span>: 
 Enable this property only if you are working with datasets in which removing 
 data points will not affect the overall meaning of the graph.</p>
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<li class=p><p>To determine the number of points that are displayed, 
 type a number in the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Data sampling window 
 size</B></span> field. If more points than the maximum are displayed, this 
 property is used to limit the size of the graph.</p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs11">Click 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK</B></span> to save the changes.</p></li>
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<p>Display all series as line graphs</p>
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<li class=p><p>In <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Flash Mode</B></span>, 
 right-click the widget and select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Properties</B></span>. 
 The Properties dialog box opens. </p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>All series 
 as line graphs </B></span>check box to enable all graph results to display 
 as lines on the graph. </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs11">Click 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK</B></span> to save the changes.</p></li>
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<p>Define the slider position</td>
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<li class=p><p>In <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Flash Mode</B></span>, 
 right-click the widget and select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Properties</B></span>. 
 The Properties dialog box opens. </p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Do one of the following:</p></li>
	<ul>
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p>To save the 
 slider position, select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Save Slider 
 Position</B></span> radio button.</p></li>
		
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p>To set a default 
 slider position, select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Set Default 
 Slider Position</B></span> radio button. Next, choose one of the following:</p></li>
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<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p>Select <span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Entire Available Range</B></span>.</p></li>
			
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p><span>Select 
 </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Last Points in the Range</B></span><span>, 
 and then type the last point in the field. </span></p></li>
		</ul>
	</ul>
	
<li class=p><p>Select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>All series 
 as line graphs </B></span>check box to enable all graph results to display 
 as lines on the graph. </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs11">Click 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK</B></span> to save the changes.</p></li>
</ol>
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<p>Modify the selectable area</p>
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<li class=p><p>In <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Flash Mode</B></span>, 
 right-click the widget and select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Properties</B></span>. 
 The Properties dialog box opens. </p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Select either <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Slider</B></span> 
 or <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Primary Graph</B></span> to be the selectable 
 area. </p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Determine whether or not to <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Change 
 selection on mouse over</B></span>. </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs11">Click 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK</B></span> to save the changes.</p></li>
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